Swan Lake

Swan Lake is the first of the three great ballets that Tchaikovsky composed, and demonstrably the most famous. The work is particularly well known in the form it took in 1895, when it became a classic in the choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. That 'imperial' version differed from Tchaikovsky's world premiere score, with various cuts, abbreviations and shifts. This high-definition recording presents the work as it was heard during the world premiere in 1877, and emphasizes the extraordinary symphonic qualities of Tchaikovsky's original conception. Swan Lake is performed by the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov' under the direction of its Artistic Director Vladimir Jurowski. Jurowski has recorded extensively for PentaTone and has received enthusiastic reviews. In July 2017 he signed a long-term, multi-album agreement with PentaTone including a new complete cycle of the symphonies of Sergei Prokofiev with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'. Other releases by Jurowski for PentaTone include violin concertos by Britten and Hindemith with Arabella Steinbacher, and tone poems by Mahler and Strauss, performed with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, where he is chief conductor and artistic director.